Company registration number 14520427 (England and Wales)
QCL GROUP LIMITED
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Affinia
Swift House
Ground Floor
18 Hoffmanns Way
Chelmsford
Essex
UK
CM1 1GU
QCL GROUP LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Balance sheet
1
Notes to the financial statements
2 - 5
QCL GROUP LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2025
31 December 2025
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2025
2024
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Investments
4
2,361,195
2,361,195
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand
1,083
1,901
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
5
(1,161,549)
(1,181,549)
Net current liabilities
(1,160,466)
(1,179,648)
Total assets less current liabilities
1,200,729
1,181,547
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
6
(12,796)
(590,705)
Net assets
1,187,933
590,842
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
7
100
100
Profit and loss reserves
1,187,833
590,742
Total equity
1,187,933
590,842
For the financial year ended 31 December 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 16 June 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
F Watts
Director
Company registration number 14520427 (England and Wales)
QCL GROUP LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
QCL Group Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Riverside, Forest Row Business Park, Forest Row, East Sussex, United Kingdom, RH18 5DW.
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
The company has taken advantage of the exemption under section 399 of the Companies Act 2006 not to prepare consolidated accounts, on the basis that the group of which this is the parent qualifies as a small group. The financial statements present information about the company as an individual entity and not about its group.
1.2
Going concern
Despite the net current liabilities position, at the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors have forecasted sufficient cash flow to allow the company to pay its debts as they fall due, assisted by its subsidiary undertaking. It has been confirmed that the amounts owed to group undertakings will not be payable a year from the date of signing these financial statements. Thus, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.true
1.3
Fixed asset investments
Interests in subsidiaries are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
1.4
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand.
1.5
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
QCL GROUP LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest.
Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
1.6
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
Critical judgements
The following judgements (apart from those involving estimates) have had the most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements.
Valuation of investment in subsidiary
The directors have made a key judgement in assessing whether there are indicators of impairment in respect of the company’s investment in its subsidiary, which is carried at cost in accordance with FRS 102. This assessment requires consideration of the subsidiary’s financial performance, net asset position, and future prospects. Based on the information available, the directors have concluded that there are no indicators of impairment at the reporting date, and accordingly, no impairment has been recognised. This judgement involves the use of estimates and assumptions, and changes in circumstances or future performance could affect the carrying value of the investment.
QCL GROUP LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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3
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2025
2024
Number
Number
Total
3
3
4
Fixed asset investments
2025
2024
£
£
Shares in group undertakings and participating interests
2,361,195
2,361,195
5
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
2024
£
£
Amounts owed to group undertakings
693,740
693,740
Other creditors
467,809
487,809
1,161,549
1,181,549
Other creditors includes £227,909 (2024: £227,909) with respect to loan note liabilities due. The loan notes are payable at quarterly instalments with interest accruing at 2% above the Bank of England base rate, and are secured against the assets and liabilities of the company. The loan notes were repaid in full by April 2026.
6
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2025
2024
£
£
Other creditors
12,796
590,705
Creditors which fall due after five years are payable as follows:
Payable other than by instalments
-
258,670
Other creditors includes £12,796 (2024: £590,705) with respect to loan note liabilities due. The loan notes are payable at quarterly instalments with interest accruing at 2% above the Bank of England base rate, and are secured against the assets and liabilities of the company. The loan notes were repaid in full by April 2026.
The company had an outstanding charge with a negative pledge in favour of John Edward Allan Comer over the share capital of its subsidiary and all related rights dated 6 January 2023, which was in place at the balance sheet date. The charge was satisfied on 6 May 2026.
QCL GROUP LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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7
Called up share capital
2025
2024
2025
2024
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary of £1 each
80
80
80
80
B Ordinary of £1 each
20
20
20
20
100
100
100
100
The company has two classes of ordinary share which have equivalent and full rights over voting, dividends and capital return rights on a pro rata basis, treating both classes of share as if they were a single class for the purposes of proration.
8
Related party transactions
As per FRS102 paragraph 33.1A, the entity has elected not to disclose its related party balances and transactions on the basis that all entities with which such transactions took place are wholly owned subsidiaries.
9
Directors' transactions
At the balance sheet date, the company owed £239,900 (2024: £259,900) to its directors. No interest was charged on the outstanding balances.